Resilient support for seat cushions



July 29, 1952 c. A. KARG RESILIENT SUPPORT FOR SEAT CUSHION-S Filed March 25, 1947 FIG. 2

INVENTOR. CHARLES A. KARG ATTORNEY Patented July 29, 1952 nines A -Katee ORT FoRj SEAT oUsIm'iNs v uyahoga Fa lls, Ohio, assignor -Win"gfoot 'Corporation,

' poration ofDelaware V I v Application Marcli 25, 194 7;,-Serial:No. 737;049i

This invention relates to resilient supports for cat cushions, especially to a"resi'lient supporting layer in adapted to carry other thereon. r

there have been many types "of proposed-and built in an effort to achieve" the-goal of aneconomical, easily maintained, comfortable seatJMany of such proposed seat constructions havehad as an object quired by use of a resilient support for such cushionin'g material. These efforts to provide a resilient supporting layer have been especially important when a cellular, or sponge rubber cushioning material is to be used. This cellular rubber cushioning material is especially desirable for its comfortable support action, but inasmuch as it is relatively expensive, it is advantageous to provide a minimum cushioning layer thereof in forming a seat, if the seat is to be sold to a mass market. None of the seat supports heretofore provided have been entirely satisfactory because of their cost, their support characteristics, their size, or for other reasons.

The general object of the present invention is to provide an improved, resilient support for seat Another object of the invention is to provide an easily assembled cushion support which has desirable operating characteristics.

A further object of the invention is to provide a seat structure device characterized by low initial and maintenance requirements.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved seat support utilizing small tension springs.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion support which has a resiliently mounted front member pivotally held against lateral displacement.

10 to reduce the amount of cushioning material refness iniillustration of the Akron, Ohio, a cor' Reference now. is made to. the accompany ingl drawings,whereinr; Fig.1is'aperspectiveview of a sejat support embc adying the. principles'jof, theiinvention, but with the 'fabric'removed to permit' jgreaterclearremaining, seat parts; and). p v,

' Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view 2-1-2 In taken'on line of Fig. 1, but on a larger. scale. T the drawings, the numeral l indicates gen- One convenient load-carrying member is illustrated in the drawings as comprising a sheet of ing member in the frame.

The edges of the canvas 8 may be extended loosely over the springs ID, as shown at H in Fig. 2, and fastened to the frame at It in order to keep cushioning material from being chewed by the flexing movement of the springs I 0 during the use of the seat.

From the foregoing it will be recognized that the objects of the invention have been achieved by the provision of a comfortable, relatively thin, light-weight, inexpensive and durable support for seat cushions and the like. The support is built into or mounted on a chair or other seat and a relatively thin pad of cushioning material is mountedin conventional manner on the support. For example, a pad of cellular rubber only 1 /2" thick when mounted on the support of the invention provides a particularly deep feeling, com:- fortable cushion characterizedby e, soft front edge. It will be recognized that the bar 3 at the 'complete'e'mbodiment of the invention has been described herein in detail. However, it will be understood that .the scope of the invention is not limited to that example given "herein, but that modification may "be resorted to within the scope 'of j the appended claim.

Whatis claimed. is: I In a seat suspension, an open centered frame the bar 3 is always ter of said frame reinforced edge of thereof and 4 having an open front portion, a fabric support having reinforced edge portions and being smaller than the open center of said frame member, coil springs secured under tension to said frame member and the reinforced edge of the fabric sup ort to position such support in the open cenmember, a front bar for said frame member, coil springs secured tosaid front bar and said frame member to position the bar resiliently at the front of the frame, coil springs secured under tension to said front bar and the said fabric support, and rod means fixedly secured to said frame near the rear extending forwardly towards and secured tosaid front bar to hold the bar against endwise movement while permitting vertical movement thereof.

CHARLES A. KARG.

REFERENCES C ITED lhei followin'g' references are of record in the file ,of this patent:v 3

UNITED STATES PATENTS eve-n54 Great Britain Apr. 14, 1932 

